Papers Upon the Supply of Water to TownsE. & F.N. Spon, 1865 - 53 sider |
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Side 11
... formation , and physical outline of the district . In making calculations as to the amount absorbed , we must bear ... formation the rainfall is absorbed as fast as it touches the surface , and the same may be said of the rain falling in ...
... formation , and physical outline of the district . In making calculations as to the amount absorbed , we must bear ... formation the rainfall is absorbed as fast as it touches the surface , and the same may be said of the rain falling in ...
Side 12
... formation , show that 25 per cent . of the whole rainfall percolated to a depth of 3 ft . Experiments made at Fernbridge , in Yorkshire , by Mr. Charnock , on the magnesian limestone formation , resulted in giving but 19.6 per cent . of ...
... formation , show that 25 per cent . of the whole rainfall percolated to a depth of 3 ft . Experiments made at Fernbridge , in Yorkshire , by Mr. Charnock , on the magnesian limestone formation , resulted in giving but 19.6 per cent . of ...
Side 16
... formations . But , as Ewbank observes , all ancient writers unite in asserting that Lakes Nitocris and Moris are the work ... formation of under drains will not add much to the quantity of water collected . It may then be taken by open ...
... formations . But , as Ewbank observes , all ancient writers unite in asserting that Lakes Nitocris and Moris are the work ... formation of under drains will not add much to the quantity of water collected . It may then be taken by open ...
Side 18
... formations , and in the moorlands on the sand- stone rocks . Next to these , the water taken from pastoral dis- tricts will ... formation and physical outline of the district . If the district is of an imper- meable geological character ...
... formations , and in the moorlands on the sand- stone rocks . Next to these , the water taken from pastoral dis- tricts will ... formation and physical outline of the district . If the district is of an imper- meable geological character ...
Side 20
... formation . The rainfall of the district is 40 in . , and .384 of the rainfall is stored . Belfast , in Ireland , is supplied from a drainage area of 980 acres . The supply is taken by open channels , and stored in reservoirs capable of ...
... formation . The rainfall of the district is 40 in . , and .384 of the rainfall is stored . Belfast , in Ireland , is supplied from a drainage area of 980 acres . The supply is taken by open channels , and stored in reservoirs capable of ...
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